Network Device Addressing

Manually Specifying Device Addresses for Network Devices

Use the options in the Individual Device Settings tab of the Network Device Addressing dialog to manually specify device address information for Network Devices (FIG. 289)

FIG. 289 Network Device Addressing dialog - Individual Device Settings tab

NOTE: Network Devices are devices that are not on the AMX bus; instead they connect to a NetLinx Master via the LAN.

1. Select Diagnostics > Network Device Addressing to open the Network Device Addressing dialog (Individual Device Settings

tab).

1. Under Network Device Processing Options, select Get Device Information. This selection enables the Target Device and Target System fields. These fields are populated with the current Device and System information for the selected device.
2. To specify the Device Addressing information for the selected device: click in the Change Device:System Numbers check box to enable the New Device and New System fields. Enter the desired Device and System numbers in these fields.
3. To specify the Device Properties information for the selected device: click in the Change Device Properties check box to enable the Friendly Name and Location fields. Enter the desired Friendly Name and Location values in these fields.

NOTE: An EXB device's "friendly name" and "location" will not be shown in the 'Device Properties' information balloon (accessible from the Online Tree, via the right-click menu) when the device is not in NDP mode (for example, when in TCP/URL mode).

1. To specify the Device IP Addressing information for the selected device: click in the Change IP Addressing check box to enable the Use DHCP and Specify IP Address options. If Specify IP Address is selected, then the Host Name, IP Address, Subnet Mask and Gateway fields are enabled. Enter the desired values in these fields.

NOTE: Refer to the

Valid Subnet Masks section on page 173

for a listing of valid Subnet Masks and the maximum number of IP Hosts allowed for each.

1. To specify the DNS Addressing information for the selected device: click in the Change DNS Addressing check box to enable the Domain Suffix and DNS IP #1 - #3 options.
2. Click Done to apply the device address information from this dialog to the selected Device.

Valid Subnet Masks

The following table lists valid Subnet Masks and the maximum number of IP Hosts allowed for each:

Set Identif ication Mode

The options in the Set Identif ication Mode tab of the Network Device Addressing dialog allow you to use ID Mode to identify Network Devices that are located throughout a system, and change their device addressing information if necessary (FIG. 290).

FIG. 290 Network Device Addressing dialog - Set Identification Mode tab

NOTE: Network Devices are devices that are not on the AMX bus; instead they connect to a NetLinx Master via the LAN.

• • For a Single Network Device: To use ID Mode to identify and change values for a single device on the network, do not check the Continuous Increment Mode check box. This allows you to manually change the Device:System numbers, Friendly Name/Location values and/or IP Addressing as desired.
  • For Multiple Network Devices: The Continuous Increment Mode option provides a method for identifying and changing values for multiple devices on the network.

The following examples illustrate using ID Mode in conjunction with the Continuous Increment Mode option to identify and change device address values for multiple Network Devices.

Identif ication Mode - Continuous Increment Mode (Using DHCP)

The steps below describe using the Continuous Increment Mode feature of the Network Device Addressing dialog to use DHCP to obtain an IP addresses for multiple devices, using ID Mode and the ID push-button (a physical push-button found on the network device).

1. Select Diagnostics > Network Device Addressing to access the Network Device Addressing dialog, and open the Set Identification Mode tab.
2. Under Network Device Processing Options, select Continuous Increment Mode.
3. Under IP Addressing, select the Change IP Addressing option. Note that this selection enables the Host Name field (FIG. 295).

FIG. 291 Set Identification Mode tab - IP Addressing Options (Use DHCP selected)

1. Verify that the Use DHCP option (the default setting) is selected. This directs the program to use DHCP to establish an IP Address for each device identified. Note that this selection disables the IP Addressing fields.
2. Click the Start Identify Mode button (FIG. 292).

FIG. 292 Set Identification Mode tab - Start Identify Mode

This puts the program into ID Mode, waiting for a device on the network to have it's ID push-button pressed, which sends a device ID message for that device to the program (FIG. 293).

FIG. 293 Set Identification Mode tab - Identify Mode active

1. Proceed to a network device and push the ID push-button on the device (for panels push a button) to ID the device. By pressing the ID push-button on the device, NetLinx Studio will set that device's network address information (Device Addressing and Device IP Addressing values) according to the settings in this dialog.

The program remains in ID Mode.

1. Proceed to the next network device within the system and press the ID push-button on the second device. NetLinx Studio will set the network address information (Device Addressing and Device IP Addressing values) on the second device according to the settings in this dialog.

The program remains in ID Mode.

1. Proceed to all the devices within the system resetting the network devices (without having to return to the PC).
2. When all network devices have been identified and updated, click the Done button to terminate ID Mode and close this dialog.

Identif ication Mode - Continuous Increment Mode (Specify IP Addresses)

The steps below describe using the Continuous Increment Mode feature of the Network Device Addressing dialog to specify network address information for multiple devices, by using Identification Mode and the ID push-button (a physical push-button found on the network device).

1. Select Diagnostics > Network Device Addressing and open the Set Identification Mode tab.
2. Under Network Device Processing Options, enter a device number in the New Device field to use for the first device found via ID Mode (default = 10010).
3. In the New System field, enter a system number to use for the first device found via ID Mode (default = 1).
4. Select the Continuous Increment Mode option. Note that this selection enables the Next Device Increment Value field (FIG. 294).

FIG. 294 Set Identification Mode tab - Network Device Processing Options

1. Enter a Next Device Increment Value (default = 10).

NOTE: This directs the program to auto-increment the Device and System Number assignments for the network devices, using the Next Device Increment Value to increment the Device values, when a device has been identified. For example, with a starting New Device value of "10010", and 10 as the Next Device Increment Value, the program will set the f irst device identified to "10010", and set the next device identified to "10020", etc.

1. Under IP Addressing, select the Change IP Addressing option. Note that this selection enables the Host Name field (FIG. 295).

FIG. 295 Set Identification Mode tab - IP Addressing Options

1. Select the Specify IP Address option. Note that this selection enables the Host Name, IP Address, Subnet Mask and Gateway

fields, as well as the IP/Host Name Increment Value field (under Continuous Increment Mode - see FIG. 296).

FIG. 296 Set Identification Mode tab - Change IP Addressing (Specify IP Address option enabled)

These selections direct the program to set the static IP addresses for network devices, using the IP/Host Name Increment Value to increment the IP address and Host Name when a device has been identified.

For example, with a starting IP Address of "192.168.xxx.10", and 10 as the IP/Host Name Increment Value, the program will increment the IP address to "193.168.xxx.20" for the next device identified. The next device identified would be "193.168.xxx.30" , etc.

Similarly, with a starting Host Name of "EXB DEVICE-", and 10 as the IP/Host Name Increment Value, the program will increment the Host Name to "EXB DEVICE-10" for the next device identified. The next device identified would be

"EXB DEVICE-20", etc.

1. Click the Start Identify Mode button.

This puts the program into ID Mode, waiting for a device on the network to have it's ID push-button pressed, which sends a device ID message for that device to the program.

1. Proceed to a network device and push the ID push-button on the device (for panels push a button) to ID the device. By pressing the ID push-button on the device, NetLinx Studio will set that device's network address information (Device Addressing and Device IP Addressing values) according to the settings in this dialog.

The program remains in ID Mode.

1. Proceed to the next network device within the system (no need to return to your PC) and press the ID push-button on the second device. NetLinx Studio will set the network address information (Device Addressing and Device IP Addressing values) on the second device according to the settings in this dialog.

The program remains in ID Mode.

1. Proceed to all the devices within the system resetting the network devices, (without having to return to the PC).
2. When all network devices have been identified and updated as desired, click the Done button to terminate ID Mode and close this dialog.

Setting Diagnostics Preferences

Options for setting file transfer preferences are available via the Diagnostics tab of the Preferences dialog (see

Preferences Dialog -

Diagnostics Tab on page 19

5).